Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Do LO installers have Java Runtime?

OpenJDK is back up, and here is the link for version 6 build 21.  This 
is the place where the OpenJDK had Windows installers, but is shows 
Linux and Mac Intel installers as well.  The OpenJDK site shows how to 
install in Linux via the repositories.

http://openscg.org/se/openjdk/index.jsp


On 09/10/2011 06:11 AM, Tom wrote:
> Hi :)
> LibreOffice does not include any version of java.  The _19 is quite old so
> you might want to get a more recent one from the Oracle website.  The best
> one for LibreOffice is the _21 but you might want to have 2 versions; one
> for your web-browsers and a separate one for LibreOffice.  If you can't find
> the _21 then we might be able to help.
>
> Hopefully you don't need java at all for LibreOffice.  Try un-ticking the
> box in
> Tools - Options - LibreOffice - Java
> If anything grumbles when you open it then you can always tick it again and
> re-open the document.  If you can do without Java then you will find the
> LibreOffice opens up faster.
>
> Java used to be owned by the same organisation that owned OpenOffice so
> including a version of java was uncomplicated.  Now that java is owned by a
> 3rd party, Oracle, there is potential for them to try to make things
> awkward.  The licence is currently ok but we don't know what direction they
> are going to move in.  That's not why java dependence is being written out
> of the code tho.  The main reasons seem to be that it is slow, heavy and
> unnecessary.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
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